The Great Debaters was released in the year 2007。

Inspired by a true story, "The Great Debaters" chronicles the journey of Professor Melvin Tolson, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach who uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views.

The Great Debaters actors and actresses include Columbus Short, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Justice Leak, Nate Parker。